How to Develop Personal

Vision Statement
Purpose/Objective/goal of this presentation –

To inspire/motivate you to create your own

personal (Life) Vision statement and align it to
your organizational MVO.

Prepared By:
Birhanu Fanta
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(MBA Student)
Hellen Keller Said,
”The only thing worse than being Blind is
having sight, but no VISION!”

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Do you have a personal Vision statement?
Definition-
• “A mental image/ Comprehensive view of what the
future will or could be like – Big picture”
• What we want to Become.
• Depicts Where we are going truly.
• Long term, Original Course you set out 5, 10, 20
years prior.
• Where there is no vision, the people perish.
Proverbs 29:18

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Visioning vs. Planning vs. Goal

• Visioning
• Planning
– a proactive plan
– a process that
for the future.
gives specific
– a view of the direction and
future that meaning to day-
everyone can to-day activities.
believe in.
– puts the vision
– You achieve the into motion.
Vision by
Reaching each
goal.
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Goal Statements

• Give us motivation, energy and

enthusiasm.
• Keep us on track.
• Ensure greater success.
• Build confidence.

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A Vision Statement

• Says what you want out of life.

• Defines the person you are.
• Details principles and deepest beliefs.
• Gives you the power to create and
design your life around your personal
values.
Fritz, Brown, Lunde and Banset (2005)

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Why Have a Vision Statement?

• Gives direction to your life.

• Allows you to live life with a purpose.
• Creates a positive vision of your
future.
• Allows you to live life to your fullest
potential.
• It serves as your moral compass.

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Examples of V. Statement

• “To be a teacher. And to be known

for inspiring my students to be more
than they thought they could be.”
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• “To Make people happy.” W.D.

• Sir Richard Branson –
“ If your dreams/ Vision doesn’t scare you,
they are too small”

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Barack Obama's Personal
Mission Statement
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2008

• I will use my speaking skills to

advance far in life.
• I will love my wife Michelle till the
day I die.
• I will be the honorable statesman that
Lincoln was.
• I will love my country.
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Barak con’d

• I will work, eat, sleep, drink, and pay

for the people.
• I will increase governments role in
America.
• I will make sure there is change.
• I will paint the country blue.
• I will be malleable for the people and
listen to their needs.
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Barak con’d

• I am Barack Obama.
• I will further advance socialism to the
point of communism.
• I will treat others as I would like to be
treated.
• I will share my presidency with the
people.

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Barak con’d

• I will nurture this country into letting

the government make their decisions.
POSTED BY BOBSMITH  2008 AT 3:54 PM

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In Summary

• You have to have a plan for success!

• It starts with a vision.
• You achieve the vision by reaching each
goal.
• You reach goals with hard work,
dedication, perseverance and Courage by
making use of different strategies.
• Evaluate Goals Regularly.
• Clarify Vision as continuously.

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Organizational V. Statement -
Mission, vision, strategy, Goal
A mental image of
what the future will
or could be like”
- Oxford Dictionaries.

The vision focuses

on what the
organisation
intends to become
(the how comes
later).

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 A good Company vision :

 It unites and Inspires people to make an extra effort in

pursuit of Collective and Individual Goals,
 Encourages individual contribution to be engaged in valued
corporate efforts, and
 Serves as a Guide when dealing with Uncertainty and
complex events,

• “What is your vision for your department / year group / area of

responsibility?
• What does this look like day-to-day?
• How does it align with the Company’s vision?
• Do members of your team know the vision?
• How do team members contribute towards the vision?

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 Some Examples

• “To refresh the World in Mind, Body

& Spirit”
• USA – “To Be the Most successful &
Respected Car Company in America”
• 2025 – To become the Most
Competitive and leading aviation
group in Africa by 2025.

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• Mission – Do our Best to Create and add
meaningful value to our customers, staff,
community and Environment we operate.
• Value – professionalism, Excellence,
responsive, Flexible, and Timeliness in
projects.
• Vision – “ To become No. 1 Construction
& Transport Company in Ethiopia by
2028.”

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Take away for you!?

It is a board where
we put up the
picture of all our
Recent Goals and
visualize them
continuously until
we achieve all of
them.

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Vision board examples

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VB Cont.

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Where to Put Them.
• Place them where you can see them
often!!!
– Bedroom, Office, Car, PC, mobile as
Background…
– Bathroom mirror
– Refrigerator
– Night stand
– School locker
– Calendar, etc
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My personal Vision Board

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• Leaders, Focus on the Future,
because they can’t lead if they
don’t have a Vision!

Thank you so much

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